Mindfulness at the Museum

Specially designed session for adults, on the occasion of Slow Art Day 2024

Saturday, April 13 | 12.30-13.45

The B&E Goulandris Foundation in Pangrati, the first museum in Athens to take part in the international Slow Art Day event, welcomes all visitors to Slow Art Day 2024 on Saturday April 13 and encourages them to discover selected works of its permanent Collection through the unique slow art experience.

Slow Art Day is a global event with a simple mission: to help as many people as possible discover the importance and the joy of slowly observing a work of art. It officially started in 2010 and ever since it has become an inextricable part of the programme of museums and galleries worldwide, with more than 1.500 events taking place annually all over the world, including Antarctica.

As part of Slow Art Day 2024, on Saturday April 13 from 12.30 to 13.45, B&E Goulandris Foundation is organising a specially designed mindfulness session focused on Friedensreich Hundertwasser’s work “Ninety-nine Heads”. The session is conducted by the art historian, art educator and mindfulness instructor Lydia Petropoulou.

“Mindfulness at the Museum” is a programme that helps participants become active, conscious viewers, encouraging them to draw information and knowledge from what they see and feel instead of what they already know in terms of understanding a work of art or an art object. Meanwhile, they enjoy the benefits of mindfulness that include improving their attention span and ability to concentrate, enhancing their memory, stress reduction and management as well as emotional development. Focusing on the present, this ‘meditative journey’ is used as an empowerment tool that awakens deeper connections and helps participants engage in a holistic approach of an artwork or an art object.